WASHINGTON - Georgetown men’s basketball player Akoy Agau (Omaha, Neb./Omaha Central/Louisville) and field hockey senior Aliyah Graves-Brown (Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg Academy) were among a group of representatives from the 10 BIG EAST Conference member institutions who traveled to Chicago during the last weekend of June as part of the Conference’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) summer meeting.
Student-athletes met to discuss important NCAA and BIG EAST Conference matters, while also hearing from various speakers, which included former student-athletes. The SAAC representatives also participated in a service activity with the Special Olympics of Chicago.
On Friday night, the student-athletes had a Welcome to Chicago dinner with BIG EAST Commissioner Val Ackerman, who shared her personal and professional experiences with the group from her former student-athlete days to her different executive positions in the work force.